Algeria’s streets are a buzz with pride and joy as Imane Khelif, the boxer representing the country at the Paris Olympics, qualified for the final on Tuesday and guaranteeing her at least a silver medal, despite a widespread bigoted and misinformation campaign against her. On 6 August, the Algerian welterweight Khelif defeated Thailand’s 2023 world silver medallist, Janjaem Suwannapheng, in a unanimous points decision, advancing to the final in the women’s 66kg category. She aims to become Algeria’s first boxing gold medallist. Already a national hero in Algeria, Khelif has turned the football…